After we make changes to improve patient safety, we evaluate their effectiveness.

73%

69%

70%

70%

72%

73%

Management Support for Patient Safety

F1.

Hospital management provides a work climate that promotes patient safety.

86%

79%

78%

80%

80%

83%

F8.

The actions of hospital management show that patient safety is a top priority.

80%

74%

73%

75%

76%

79%

F9R.

Hospital management seems interested in patient safety only after an adverse event happens.

64%

58%

59%

61%

63%

67%

Feedback & Communication About Error

C1.

We are given feedback about changes put into place based on event reports.

67%

58%

57%

58%

59%

62%

C3.

We are informed about errors that happen in this unit.

73%

67%

65%

66%

66%

68%

C5.

In this unit, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again.

79%

72%

71%

73%

74%

75%

Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety

A10R.

It is just by chance that more serious mistakes don't happen around here.

66%

62%

61%

61%

63%

64%

A15.

Patient safety is never sacrificed to get more work done.

69%

62%

62%

62%

64%

66%

A17R.

We have patient safety problems in this unit.

70%

64%

64%

64%

66%

66%

A18.

Our procedures and systems are good at preventing errors from happening.

76%

72%

72%

73%

76%

77%

Frequency of Events Reported

D1.

When a mistake is made, but is caught and corrected before affecting the patient, how often is this reported?

63%

59%

60%

61%

61%

62%

D2.

When a mistake is made, but has no potential to harm the patient, how often is this reported?

63%

61%

62%

62%

63%

63%

D3.

When a mistake is made that could harm the patient, but does not, how often is this reported?

77%

74%

75%

75%

77%

77%

Communication Openness

C2.

Staff will freely speak up if they see something that may negatively affect patient care.

80%

75%

75%

75%

77%

78%

C4.

Staff feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority.

53%

46%

46%

49%

50%

53%

C6R.

Staff are afraid to ask questions when something does not seem right.

70%

63%

60%

61%

62%

64%

Teamwork Across Units

F2R.

Hospital units do not coordinate well with each other.

53%

46%

46%

47%

49%

52%

F4.

There is good cooperation among hospital units that need to work together.

66%

60%

59%

61%

62%

66%

F6R.

It is often unpleasant to work with staff from other hospital units.

66%

60%

60%

61%

62%

64%

F10.

Hospital units work well together to provide the best care for patients.

75%

68%

68%

70%

71%

74%

Staffing

A2.

We have enough staff to handle the workload.

59%

51%

52%

54%

54%

56%

A5R.

Staff in this unit work longer hours than is best for patient care.

52%

51%

52%

52%

52%

51%

A7R.

We use more agency/temporary staff than is best for patient care.

63%

66%

68%

68%

69%

68%

A14R.

We work in "crisis mode," trying to do too much, too quickly.

55%

49%

47%

47%

48%

49%

Handoffs & Transitions

F3R.

Things "fall between the cracks" when transferring patients from one unit to another.

48%

41%

41%

41%

42%

42%

F5R.

Important patient care information is often lost during shift changes.

59%

52%

50%

50%

51%

52%

F7R.

Problems often occur in the exchange of information across hospital units.

51%

45%

44%

44%

44%

46%

F11R.

Shift changes are problematic for patients in this hospital.

53%

46%

45%

44%

45%

47%

Nonpunitive Response to Error

A8R.

Staff feel like their mistakes are held against them.

52%

49%

49%

50%

51%

52%

A12R.

When an event is reported, it feels like the person is being written up, not the problem.

46%

47%

48%

49%

50%

51%

A16R.

Staff worry that mistakes they make are kept in their personnel file.

37%

35%

35%

35%

36%

35%

Note: The item's survey location is shown to the left. An "R" indicates a negatively worded item, where the percent positive response is based on those who responded "Strongly disagree" or "Disagree," or "Never" or "Rarely" (depending on the response category used for the item).